Statements after the defeat of Olympiakos by Virtus Bologna were made by George Bartzokaswho addressed his players’ confidence that was lost after some missed shots in the fourth quarter, while stressing the need to rebound and commenting on Peters’ performance.
In detail what the coach of Olympiakos said:
“Congratulations to Virtus. They fought until the last possession. We controlled the game for 39 minutes, playing well and making good decisions. However, in the last quarter everything changed, mainly our psychology after 1-2 unlucky shots. We lost our confidence, we missed a lot of open threes from great shooters. We shot less than 30% from three and because of that we scored 27 points in the second half. From this situation Virtus gained confidence, returned to the game and finally everything was against us. I have nothing else to say. Congratulations again to Virtus. We have to raise our heads and focus on the next match”.
About Alec Peters: “He is playing very well. It’s hard for me right now to analyze what happened after a lost match. We didn’t have Peters in the previous game against Valencia, as his wife gave birth during the match. Today his effort was very good, especially in the first half, but in the second half we lost him. Even Alec was 0/4, despite being single. But I don’t want to focus on one player in particular. We play as a team defensively and offensively, so we needed something more. I do not know what this is. Is it spiritual? Is it physical? We have to analyze how we lost a game that we controlled for 39:30 minutes”.
Source: Sport Fm
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